In Pamela Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Systems Inc. et al, the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County in Scranton held that a worker terminated for her medical marijuana use can pursue litigation against her former employer under the state Medical Marijuana Act’s anti-discrimination provisions. The employee was a medical assistant, who was prescribed marijuana by her physician for chronic pain, migraines, and persistent fatigue.
When her original employer was taken over by Franklin, Tennessee-based Commonwealth Health, she failed a drug test and was advised she could not continue employment.
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